Category: Politics and Society
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Moody madness laughing wild
When things don’t work out, peasants revolt, voters flock to the polls, oppressed minorities throw themselves on the…
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Blood on the tracks
I am of the age at which I can occasionally begin a sentence with “In my day …”…
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The Barbarians at the Gates
Last Tuesday, in a California courtroom, a judge sentenced 23-year-old Casey Nocket to two years’ probation and 200…
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Words that Kill
In the aftermath of the Pulse nightclub shooting last weekend we’ve seen an outpouring of support and solidarity…
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Strange Bedfellows
“The moment there is a misunderstanding about a boundary line or a hamper of fish or some other…
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Sweet Poison
My grandmother was not a fool. She was, however, a product of her time and her environment, and…
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Courage
Frustrated ISIS militants holding the city of Palmyra yesterday beheaded 82-year-old archaeologist Khaled al-Asaad. When Islamic State fighters…
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An insane pronouncement
Mars and Jupiter needed to stop dead and then go backward from time to time; eclipses could only…
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The Loudest Voice
Being the one who talks the loudest does not necessarily mean that what you’re saying is right, or…
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